Integrated coastal management for local municipalities in Latvia: Sustainability governance and indicator system

Municipal audit for integrated coastal management (ICM) development for local municipality includes analysis of stakeholders, document frame and planning process analysis, vertical governance assessment combined with sectorial analysis for all four dimensions of sustainability; nature environment, economics environment, social environment and also governance and communication dimension in Saulkrasti coastal municipality. ICM guidelines model frame were elaborated during this collaboration research project by University of Latvia performed in R&D cooperation with local authority and with involvement of all local stakeholder groups. Further on related indicator system based on these sustainability dimensions and designed ten main integrated work directions were elaborated, including 24 thematic groups with 55 indicators.